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which wi williams. pete, what more can you tell us this morning? reporter: let s start right there with the last two of your bullet points, the fact he was on a so-called terror watch list in the uk, that is correct but what uk authorities say is that he was put on that list not because it had anything to do with terrorism but because they believe he tried to get a visa to re-enter the uk by claiming he was going to a school or to take a course that didn t exist and they thought he was trying to scam the immigration system to get in under false pretenses and then try to get a job. so the fact that the uk had him on a no entry list had nothing to do, they say now, with terrorism. but as for the fact that his family told the u.s. that they were concerned about him, thought he might be becoming radicalized, might attempt a suicide attack, that is one of the big questions being reviewed by the department of homeland security because that information did make it into a u.s ....
right now on news 4 midday, heightened alert. what now need to know if you re flying this week. plane lifted. a man tries to steal an airplane in frederick, maryland, and then crashes it on to the runway. what investigators are saying about his motives this morning. and a miserable monday for redskins fans. the team suffers yet another embarrassing loss to one of their biggest rivals with coach jim zorn s saying about it this morning. good morning to you and welcome to news 4 midday. i m joe krebs. we begin with the latest on the failed attempt to blow up a northwest airlines flight that was bound for detroit. the obama administration is ordering an investigation into the nation s aviation security system. itill focus on two specific areas. how travelers are placed on watch lists and how passengers are screened. here s a live look now at reagan national airport, where travelers are being asked to arrive earlier than usual as airports nationwide step up security. h ....
good morning. charged, the man who aempted to destroy a delta northwest airlines jet is arraigned on federal charges. this as authorities tryo figure out if he acted alone and if he had ties to al qaeda. w is abdulmutallab. new details emerge about the suspect s background in the months and years leading up to the failed attack. what did his father tell american officials about his son, and did that warning tip them off? an alert in the wake of the terror attempt. airports are beefing up security, implementing new rules for travelers on the frouground air. today, sunday, december 27, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this sunday morning. i m jenna wolfe. and i m peter alexander sitting in for lester holt. the last weekend of 2009, a lot to look back on, some fond memories and some tough times too. we re going to start with pretty big news and we continue to follow the failed christmas day terror plot aboard that delt ....
good morning. charged, the man who attempted to destroy a delta northwest airlines jet is arraigned on federal charges. this as authorities try to figure out if he acted alone and if he had ties to al qaeda. who is abdulmutallab. new details emerge about the suspect s background in the months and years leading up to the failed attack. what did his father tell american officials about his son, and did that warning tip them off? an alert in the wake of the terror attempt. airports are beefing up security, implementing new rules for travelers on the frouground air. today, sunday, december 27, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this sunday morning. i m jenna wolfe. and i m peter alexander sitting in for lester holt. the last weekend of 2009, a lot to look back on, some fond memories and some tough times too. we re going to start with pretty big news and we continue to follow the failed christmas day terror plot aboard tha ....
terror watch list but was not on a no-fly list. the obama administration is reviewing guidelines on new entries into the terror watch list. john yang is live at the michigan hospital where the suspect is being treated. nbc s mike viqueira is at the white house. terrorism expert jack rice is in washington for us. john, let me start with you, what can you tell us? well, chris this is the hospital he is being not only treated but where he was arraigned yesterday. and nbc news has learned that investigators are looking into contacts that abdulmutallab had with individuals in washington state, in texas n new york and in washington, d.c. the goal, trying to figure out whether he was acting alone on christmas day or acting in coordination with others. reporter: 23-year-old umar farouk abdulmutallab was arrested shortly after northwest flight 253 landed in detroit. the flight he s now charged with trying to destroy with a sophisticated device he had hidden on his body. for ....